One of the more memorable displays of old-style Chicago politics and boosterism that I ever witnessed was at a Streeterville community meeting circa 2007 in which outgoing 42nd Ward Ald. Burt Natarus ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

St. Louis' turn-of-the-century brick buildings are full of massive beams from old-growth forests. Kyle Howerton, a principal with St. Louis-based developer AHM Group, is working on a new high rise ...

Engineered materials like cross-laminated and glue-laminated timber, in which layers of wood are glued together, create beams ...

A move towards a built environment that centers sustainability and embodied carbon is driving innovation within mass and hybrid timber construction. In this piece, Buro Happold considers the power and ...

The world of development is experiencing a seismic shift in perceived value by prospective tenants as we emerge from the pandemic. A flight to quality with a focus on healthy buildings and restorative ...

The existential challenge of climate change is clear: We must significantly reduce carbon emissions while also pulling carbon out of the atmosphere at an accelerated rate. To do that, we must create a ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Construction workers secure an engineered wood column onto the deck of the 12th floor of the ...

Engineered wood products (EWPs) are used in a wide range of construction applications. For low in-place cost, versatility and superior performance, engineered wood systems are simply hard to beat.

Architects are in a proof-of-concept race to construct sustainable wood high-rises. Oct. 31 at 6:30 a.m. SKELLEFTEA, Sweden — It is right to say that the construction of one of the tallest timber ...

The Port of Seattle project transformed a deteriorating 1914 waterfront timber building into a sustainable Living Building ...